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Published: 15 March 2024
Drugnet Ireland 87
Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board's quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland. Experts from the EMCDDA national focal...
Published: 31 January 2024
Health Research Board Annual Report 2022 - Part 2
This publication contains the 2022 corporate governance and financial statements of the Health Research Board, which have been approved by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Part one is also available for download (below), and contains the Chairperson and Chief Executive's report; a...
Published: 23 January 2024
The efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis in adult populations: An evidence review
The Medical Cannabis Access Programme in Ireland currently provides access to cannabis to patients with one of three conditions when other treatments have not been successful. The three conditions are spasticity (stiff and/or rigid muscles) associated with multiple sclerosis, nausea and vomiting associated with...
Published: 19 December 2023
Primary prevention of dental caries: An evidence review
The purpose of this overview of reviews was to provide evidence to assist with the development of clinical guidelines on the primary prevention of dental caries in primary, permanent, and mixed dentition.
Caries (dental decay) is a disease of the hard tissues of the teeth...
Published: 12 September 2023
Cost, safety, and environmental impact of reprocessing single-use medical devices. A systematic review and meta-analysis
Since May 2021, European Union member states were required to adopt a legislative stance on single use medical device (SUD) reprocessing i.e. a process including cleaning, disinfection, sterilisation and related procedures, as well as testing and restoring the technical and functional safety of the used device. The main...
Published: 04 September 2023
Drugnet Ireland 86
Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board's quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland. Experts from the EMCDDA national focal...
Published: 25 August 2023
Health Research Board Annual Report 2022 - Part One
Contents include: Chairperson and Chief Executive's report; a snapshot of important HRB activities during 2022; key deliverables(in line with the HRB Strategy 2021-2025, Health research - making an impact) and Appendices.
Part 2 contains the...
Published: 01 August 2023
Alcohol treatment demand in Ireland 2022
This is the annual, updated bulletin from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) on cases of treated problem alcohol use in Ireland. This bulletin covers the period 2016 to 2022, in which 50,107 cases were treated for alcohol as a main problem during this seven-year period.
Published: 17 July 2023
Drugnet Ireland 85
Experts from the EMCDDA national focal point and from the HRB Evidence Centre contribute content to the newsletter.Experts from the EMCDDA national focal point and from the HRB Evidence Centre contribute content to the newsletter.
Published: 20 June 2023
Drug treatment demand 2022 in Ireland
This is the annually updated bulletin from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) on cases of treated problem drug use (excluding alcohol) in Ireland. It covers the period 2016 to 2022. In this seven-year period, 12,009 cases were treated for drug use as a main problem.
Published: 27 March 2023
Drugnet Ireland 84
Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board's quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland. Experts from the EMCDDA national focal...
Published: 01 March 2023
Health Research Board Annual Report 2021 - Part 2
This publication contains the 2021 corporate governance and financial statements of the Health Research Board, which have been approved by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Part one is also available for download (below), and contains the Chairperson and Chief Executive's report; a...
Published: 01 March 2023
Health Research Board Annual Report 2021 - Part 2
This publication contains the 2021 corporate governance and financial statements of the Health Research Board, which have been approved by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Part one is also available for download (below), and contains the Chairperson and Chief Executive's report; a...
Published: 10 November 2022
Impact of community water fluoridation on systemic health excluding oral health. An evidence review
Community water fluoridation was introduced in Ireland in 1964 as a public health measure to prevent tooth decay. It is important for policymakers to keep up to date with the international research on the effects of community water fluoridation, so that the benefits and possible harms are known.
Publication (PDF, 3 MB) Published: 28 October 2022
Drugnet Ireland 83
Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board's quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland. Experts from the EMCDDA national focal...
Published: 16 September 2022
Drugnet Ireland 82
Drugnet Ireland is the Health Research Board's quarterly drug and alcohol research and policy newsletter. It provides summaries and analysis of recent publications and policy developments and well as overviews of particular issues relating to the drug and alcohol situation Ireland. Experts from the EMCDDA national focal...
Published: 31 August 2022
Health Research Board Annual Report 2021 - Part One
Contents include: Chairperson and Chief Executive's report; a snapshot of important HRB activities during 2021; key deliverables in line with the HRB Strategy 2021-2025, Health research - making an impact; and Appendices.
Part 2 contains the...
Published: 04 July 2022
Alcohol treatment in Ireland 2015 to 2021
This is the annual, updated bulletin from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) on cases of treated problem alcohol use in Ireland. This bulletin covers the period 2015 to 2021, in which 50,304 cases were treated for alcohol as a main problem drug during this seven-year period.
Published: 14 June 2022
Drug treatment data in Ireland 2015 to 2021
This is the annually updated bulletin from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS) on cases of treated problem drug use (excluding alcohol) in Ireland. It covers the period 2015 to 2021. In this seven-year period, 69,450 cases were treated for drug use as a main problem.
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